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* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern |
* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern |
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* '''C''' [[Congenital varicella|Chicken pox]] |
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* '''H''' Hepatitis [[Hepatitis B virus|B]], [[Hepatitis C virus|C]], [[Hepatitis E virus|E]] |
* '''H''' Hepatitis [[Hepatitis B virus|B]], [[Hepatitis C virus|C]], [[Hepatitis E virus|E]] |
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* '''E''' [[Enteroviruses]] |
* '''E''' [[Enteroviruses]] |
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* '''A''' AIDS ([[HIV|HIV]]) |
* '''A''' AIDS ([[HIV|HIV]]) |
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* '''P''' [[Parvovirus B19]] |
* '''P''' [[Congenital parvovirus|Parvovirus B19]] |
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* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]] |
* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]] |
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* '''O''' Other ([[Zika virus]], [[West Nile virus|WNV]], etc.) |
* '''O''' Other ([[Congenital Zika virus|Zika virus]], [[West Nile virus|WNV]], etc.) |
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* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]] |
* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]] |
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* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]] |
* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]] |
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Revision as of 01:25, 9 February 2020
- Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern
- C Chicken pox
- H Hepatitis B, C, E
- E Enteroviruses
- A AIDS (HIV)
- P Parvovirus B19
- T Toxoplasmosis
- O Other (Zika virus, WNV, etc.)
- R Rubella
- C CMV
- H HSV
- E Every other STI
- S Syphilis
Further Reading
- "Cheap torches": an acronym for congenital and perinatal infections. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1995;14(7):638-640. PMID: 7567307
